disparaging

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dɪsˈpæɹɪdʒɪŋ(g)/

Adjective

disparaging (comparative more disparaging, superlative most disparaging)

1. Insulting, ridiculing.

   The candidate made disparaging remarks about his opponent, but they only made him seem small for insulting a worthy adversary.

Synonyms

• degrading

Translations

insulting

• Finnish: halveksiva (fi), väheksyvä (fi)
• French: péjoratif (fr)
• German: abfällig (de), abschätzig (de), abwertend (de), geringschätzig (de), herabsetzend (de), verunglimpfend (de)

• Persian: توهین آمیز (fa) (tohin amiz)
• Russian: уничижительный (ru) (uničižitelʹnyj), пренебрежительный (ru) (prenebrežitelʹnyj)
• Turkish: aşağlayıcı (tr), hor gören (tr), kötüleyici (tr), küçümseyici (tr)

Verb

disparaging

1. Present participle of disparage.